MARIETTE'S BACK TO BASICS

  On exactly the day that WWII started in The Netherlands—May 10 of 1945—we held a meaningful Memorial Service for my Pieter. Most has been ...

  This photo I selected for his obituary as it embodies him so perfectly! A happy and humble man  Pieter J.C. Vedder SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in C...

Yes, we did go back...! Monday, February 20 of 2006, we did drop off our kitties Spooky and Barty at Country Lane Pet Lodge.  They only got ...

 Guess most people DO love Poinsettias for the Advent and Christmas season. But do you know its history? Poinsettia Day  ←click link The dat...

 For the 6th North American Mushroom Conference we both traveled on July 15 of 1986 to Pennstate, Pennsylvania where we had the reception at...

In the December 2015 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, Mary was on the cover... She is also well known in the Koran, named Maryam (Mary) and is the holie...

 Just like to share another song that my Dad loved to sing with his Horster Mannenkoor in Horst, Limburg/The Netherlands. He has been a gre...

 One of the treasures I did bring home from Limburg was Mom's wedding dress! October 15, I wore it to Mass after I had it dry cleaned at...